Council gets look at downtown Gilroy parking study
The Gilroy City Council got its first look Dec. 4 at a downtown parking management study that was commissioned a year ago.
Brian Canepa of W-Trans, the consulting firm hired by the city in September 2022, said multiple surveys of weekday parking in the broader...
Gilroy studies, may change downtown food truck regulations
Gilroy officials are looking at updating a decades-old ordinance on food trucks, but some business owners are cautioning city leaders to not make it restrictive for those wanting to sell their wares downtown.
The current ordinance, which was enacted in 1997, requires mobile vendors to...
City: ‘Builder’s remedy’ doesn’t apply to Hecker Pass housing proposal
City officials say a housing proposal on Hecker Pass Highway does not meet the criteria for the so-called “builder’s remedy,” a provision of state law that allows developers to bypass local zoning requirements.
On Oct. 31, Carlsbad-based Mana Hanalei LLC filed a formal application with...
Local Scene: Free concerts upcoming at Gilroy Library
Free concerts upcoming at library
The Gilroy Library, 350 West Sixth St., has a pair of free concerts scheduled.
The Holiday Choral Concert presented by South Bay Singers takes place Dec. 10 at 2pm. The South Bay Singers will perform holiday songs and traditional carols. Attendees...
Gilroy Police blotter Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2023
Nov. 27
• Grand theft was reported on the 7200 block of Camino Arroyo and 7500 block of Rogers Lane.
• Theft was reported on the 7100 block of Rece Lane.
• Rape was reported on the 6100 block of Monterey Road.
Nov. 28
• An assault was reported...
Gavilan College awarded $1.5M to create juvenile justice program
Gavilan College was awarded $1.5 million to create a program to serve students in juvenile detention.
The funds, awarded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, will create the “Gavilan College Higher Aspirations Juvenile Justice Program” over the next five years, a part of the...
Religion: What is your favorite Christmas song?
Methodists have long been known as “a singing people.” I am not a good singer, but I can say that I am a passionate and, hopefully in God’s ears, a beautiful singer. Singing is one of the important parts of my life and in...
PHOTOS: Gilroy celebrates the holidays with parade
Gilroy rang in the holiday season with lights, classic cars, live beats and an appearance from the Grinch during the Holiday Festival and Parade on Dec. 2. Presented by the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, the afternoon began with vendors throughout downtown passing out treats...
Gilroy puts Glen Loma developer ‘on notice’ over fire station
The City of Gilroy could pursue legal action against the developer of Glen Loma Ranch, suggesting that it is reneging on its agreement to build a fire station in the housing development.
The Nov. 20 letter from City Attorney Andrew Faber to Glen Loma Corporation...
Ceremony celebrates South Valley Middle School’s transformation
The past three years have been anything but routine for the students and staff at South Valley Middle School.
Not only did they have to contend with the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced students to learn from their homes, but they also navigated two years of...
